Brownfields 201 1 Cleanup Grant Fact  Sheet
               Marlborough, MA
EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2002,
the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act was passed to help states and
communities around the country cleanup and revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this  law, EPA provides financial
assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive
grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Additionally, funding  support is provided to state and
tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The City of Marlborough was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located in central
Massachusetts, Marlborough (population 38,469) is a
low-to-moderate-income community with a significant
immigrant population. The state lists more than 230
cleanup  sites in Marlborough. Many of these brownfields,
including the targeted Jenney Gasoline Service Station,
are concentrated in the downtown area near residential
neighborhoods. The target site is located on a visible
corner of a busy thoroughfare and has been vacant and
deteriorating for more than 10 years. The economic
decline in the community has led to an increase in
unemployment. After the target site is cleaned up, the city
plans to  reuse the property as a social gathering site or
pocket park.
                     Cleanup Grant

                     $200,000 for petroleum

                     EPA has selected the City of Marlborough for a
                     brownfields cleanup grant. Petroleum grant funds
                     will be used to clean up the Jenney Gasoline
                     Service Station at 25 East Main Street, which was
                     used as a gasoline station, automotive repair
                     facility, towing operation, and automotive sales
                     facility from the  late 1920s through the 1970s. The
                     site is  contaminated with petroleum and polycyclic
                     aromatic hydrocarbons. Grant funds also will be
                     used for community outreach activities.
                     Contacts

                     For further information, including specific grant
                     contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
                     news and events, and publications and links, visit
                     the EPA Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                     EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
                     (617)918-1424
                     EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
                     (http://www.epa.gov/regionl/bro wnfields)

                     Grant Recipient: City of Marlborough,MA
                     508-460-3521

                     The information presented in this fact sheet comes
                     from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
                     accuracy of this information. The cooperative
                     agreement for the grant has not yet been
                     negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
                     fact sheet are subject to change.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
E PA 560-F-128-005
       May 2011

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